Toll plan faces last chance in Rhode Island legislature
After protests, hearings, and public forums, the Sakonnet River Bridge toll bill faces final legislative action. Senators and representatives heard testimony on economic impacts as firms warn tolls could drive jobs and investment to Massachusetts or Rhode Island towns like Portsmouth risk losing skilled workers and manufacturing.
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D-Tiverton
House Finance Committee
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Portsmouth
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Massachusetts
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Fall River
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Rhode Island
Newport preservation group seeks Breakers welcome center plan
The Preservation Society of Newport County won unanimous preliminary approval from the Rhode Island Historic Preservation and Heritage Commission for a welcome center at The Breakers. The panel said the project can be built without adverse effects, noting pavilions with transparent walls and curved forms echo 19th century park structures while remaining compatible with Breakers’ architecture.
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Breakers
Rhode Island Historic Preservation and Heritage Commission
Eldest of Sisters dies after lifetime of community service
Sarah McKenzie Pener, oldest of Newport activists known as "The Sisters," dies at 92. A mentor to generations of young Black women in the 1950s and 60s, she and her sisters Eleanor Keys and Bessie Roberts shaped Newport history through civic work and education. Born 1921, Pener served in the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps and raised two children, including opera singer Sarah Elizabeth Pener. Funeral details pending.
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Newport
Victoria Johnson
Rogers High School
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Sarah
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Pener
Keith Stokes
Newport County Chamber of Commerce and State Economic Development Corp
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Louis Walker Sr
Newport Public
Rogers High
Milgram Secretarial School
Women's Army Auxiliary Corps
William H. Pener
Sarah Elizabeth Pener
New York
Portsmouth
Eastman School of Music
William H. Pener Jr
Peners
Europe
Japan
Weekend Portsmouth Man Celebrates Special Father’s Day Anniversary
A Portsmouth man marks a special Father’s Day anniversary this weekend as he celebrates with family. Seniors graduate from Rogers and Tiverton high schools in nearby ceremonies.
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Rogers and Tiverton High Schools
Whites under five join minority share in 2012 census
The 2012 census estimates show non-Hispanic whites being outnumbered by racial and ethnic minorities in the five and younger group for the first time. Births and immigration drive faster growth among minorities, signaling a shift toward a white minority by about 2043.
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Weekend Weather Outlook Mostly Clear Saturday Sunny
Tonight will be mostly clear with a low near 55 degrees. Saturday is expected to be mostly sunny and pleasant with light winds.
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